Is Drive Testing a good job in Telecommunications or not?

If you are a fresher then definitely you should go for it .And Even if you are not a fresher then also if you like to start learning optimization of any technology be it GSM or UMTS or LTE you should do drive test and learn basics of that tech.

You will see how the signal strength varies and what are the challenges in improving singal strength and quality .What are the roles of site and and its surroundings in giving a seemless coverage to its subscribers etc.

How can you troubleshoot site hardware like bts and antenna and how can you adjust the tilt and direction of antenna to change coverage are some of the valuable experience that you can get from drive test.

If you haven't done drive test in the beginning of the RF career then you may find it difficult to understand optimization of network.

Drive Test is conducted for checking coverage criteria of a cell site with RF drive test tool. The data collected by drive test tool as Log files is analyzed to evaluate various RF parameters of the network. Drive Route and Site Data for the sites to be driven is taken from customer Drive Test LOG File of the specified Drive Route / Site is saved and the same will be handed over to customer at the end of the day DT Resource identify routine field optimization issues like cable swapping, missing neighbors etc., and rectify the same with the help of the customer

Optimization is carried out in the network to Minimize the call drop and RF interference in the network Increase the indoor & outdoor coverage and better speech quality

Network Optimization Tools Used are as the following: TEMS Investigation Agilent E6474A Neptune CDMA Air Interface Tester (CAIT) TEMS DeskCat Actix Analyzer For more:  Drive Test Engineer Jobs